Life, 1927-05-19 · page 34 of 42
Life — May 19, 1927 — page 34: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, not political satire. The dominant content is a Canadian National Railways vacation advertisement featuring scenic photographs of Eastern Canada destinations (Ontario Highlands, Quebec, Maritime Provinces). The page includes two supplementary humor pieces: 1. **"Mrs. Pep's Diary"** — A satirical society column mocking wealthy women's frivolous concerns (theatrical productions, shopping at Saks and Worth, complaining about hat damage from taxicabs, impulsively buying expensive fabric despite having "no money"). 2. **"Disgust"** — A brief joke about modern intellectual hypocrisy: highbrows and lowbrows are mutually disgusted with each other's lack of disgust. Additionally, there's a **Boston Garter** advertisement promoting ventilated hosiery garters for women. The page represents typical 1920s-30s *Life* magazine content: upscale advertising mixed with light social satire aimed at wealthy, educated readers. The humor relies on recognizing brand names (Saks Fifth Avenue, Worth) and mocking upper-class pretension.
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32 Life CHOOSE A CANADIAN NATIONAL VACATION THIS YEAR EASTERN PLAYGROUNDS Highlands of Ontario Qu OFFICES Boston SSS Washington St. Buffato 31 So. Dittston St Detroit 1289 Griswold St. Dututh 480 W. Supertor St. Kansas City 708 Grand ‘Ate. Los Angeles G07 So. Grand Ace, Minneapolis 618 Second Are. So. New York 606 FYth Ace. Philadelphia 1600 Chestnut St. Pittsburgh 555 PUA Ate. Portland, Me. GrandTrunk Ry Sta, Portland. Ore. 122 TavEG St. St. Louls $i Sreeteey PUN St San Francisco 689 Market St. Seattle 19t0 Fourth Ate. 100,000 employees; miles of track; coastal and ocean steamship service; ho- tels; express; telegraphs; are some of te factors that make Canadian National the larg- est Railway System in America, see and Lower St. Lawrence ‘The Provinces by the Sea Come to the sea-swept shores of Nova Scotia, the forest lands of New Brunswick, quaint Prince Edward Island or the delightful resorts along the lower St. Lawrence. See old Quebec. Vacation among the pine- clad hills and crystal lakes of the Highlands of Ontario. Golf, fish, swim, play tennis, camp, hike, canoe—what- ever your favorite recreation is you'll enjoy it to the utmost in Eastern Canada. Whether you plan to spend a week or a month or more, let Canadian National Railways help you to map out just the sort of vacation you'll remember with satis- faction. Any Canadian National agent will gladly give you complete information on Canada’s Eastern vacation lands and resorts—how to get there, rates at hotels and camps, what your vacation will cost. Drop in and consult him or send the coupon to our nearest office. [[ANADIAN NATIONAL he Largest Railway System in America Mrs. Pep’s Diary (Continued from page 14) on amateur theatricals, and I could not but think how George Kelly, its author, would enjoy the reheat in especial as he has w direction which reads. Mr. Ritter falls i against which Billy Tompkins, play- ing Mr. Ritter, does protest bitterly because of his double hernia. After luncheon to Saks’ to get M. le Clair- ville to reset the folds in my butter bi hat which contact with taxicab tops has disarranged, and then to Worth and Roberts’ to look at gowns and saw there the loveliest mille fleurs material that ever I beheld in my life and from which I ordered a frock made straightway without even inquiring the price, but there was not proves that Pravidenes was watching over me, for God knows [ have no money this month to spend on ap: parel. In the evening to the house to sce a pie to ote about a fookinany Baird Leonard. Disgust Tue truth is, among modern readers, the highbrows are disgusted with the low- brows for being disgusted with things that the lowbrows are disgusted with the highbrows for not being disgusted with. —New Statesman (London). Who the courts would acquit they first make mad.—Arkansas Gazette. Please send me free, the booklet checked LIFE A {) Ontario Resorts Quebec Resorts Maritime Province Resorts Lower St. Lawrence Resorts Address City.. Boston Garter Kile Grip The Agrippa Web Boston is made as a garter PPould be made—ventilated open mesh wed with non-skid back which prevents slipping even when worn very loose. At stores everywhere—$o cents @ pair George Frost Company, Makers, Boston How Did Your Garters Look This A. M.? comicbooks.com